Mongeard Mugneret, Richebourg Vintage:2017 16% Cabernet Franc

16% Cabernet Franc

This is close to its peak

This is my favorite bottle among these new Brunello releases from Fabio Tassi

yellow stone fruit

Mongeard Mugneret, Richebourg Vintage:2017 16% Cabernet FrancI have had wildly disparate experiences with this wine that have ranged from 89 to 95 points. The most recent example was easily the best of them and given that it was a bottle opened by the domaine it's not really all that surprising. The highly complex nose displays a hint of sous bois along with plenty of secondary fruit that is liberally sprinkled with spice, earth, game notes, clove and anise nuances. There is good richness and intensity to the